Makin' the Grade Projects with our Biker Chicks

We have a few back to school projects to share from our Biker Chicks Greta, Liz, Corrie and Robbie today.  We hope that you will feel inspired to create some keepsakes for someone special in your life or your child's life...

Biker Chick Greta Hammond created this amazing altered display of the ABCs and books.  Here is a tip from her... "I found these oversized wood letters and books at Hobby Lobby and thought they would be perfect for the Makin' the Grade line. I think the Locker paper is so fun so I started with that paper where it fit the best and then worked in a variety of other colors and patterns to make the display cohesive."

Makin' the Grade Materials:

MG-104 Lockers/Grey Text

MG-109 Dotted Chevron/Red Alpha

MG-106 Chalkboard Doodles/Grey Test

MG-103 School Bands/Brown Stripe

MG-305 Paper Crafting Kit (48 pieces)

MG-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces - with foil and embossing (30 pieces)

MG- 140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with foil and debossing (67 pieces)

MG-201 Canvas Stickers - self adhesive (14 pieces)

 

Biker Chick Liz Qualman (me) created an altered composition book.  I wanted to send something special to school with my daughter for her first day and I loved how the journal tag from the Tear Out Ticket book said "This book belongs to... so I made her a custom compostion book and bookmark."

I took this simple composition book and made this...

The tip to making this cover last for the entire school year is to make sure all of the paper and embellishments are flat, so I focused on the Favorite Pieces and Fresh Verse Cardstock Stickers as my main embellishments.  Then I will use strips of clear packing tape to "laminate" the design to the book.  Trust me as a teacher of many year, the packing tape is the bomb and will preserve this project pretty much forever.

It wouldn't be complete without a matching bookmark.

 

Makin' the Grade Products:

MG-304 6" x 6" Paper Pad (24 pages)

MG-111 Multi Fun Dot/Green Stripe

MG-107 Pennants/Blue Solid

MG-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces - with foil and embossing (30 pieces)

MG- 140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with foil and debossing (67 pieces)

 

Biker Chick Corrie Jones had this to say about her project... "I wanted to create a mini album to record all the important details for my kindergartener's big first year of school and Makin' the Grade has so many fun embellishments that it is going to be easy to capture those moments."

Makin' the Grade Products:

MG-106 Chalkboard Doodles
MG-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces
MG-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse
MG-304 6x6 Paper Pad
MG-305 Paper Crafting Kit
MG-308 5 Things Pocket
MG-1100 Tear Out Tickets

 

Biker Chick Robbie Herring decided to add the altered project to her layout.  That is a real clipboard nestled in her layout.  Here is what she had to say about it, "Think about using actually school supplies on your layouts.  On this one, I used a mini clipboard as part of my design.  It is a bit thick, but not any thicker than a lot of the flowers I include on some of my pages.  If it's thicker than you would like in your book, try putting it in a shadow box.  Use foam dots to help your design sit on top of thicker pieces.

Makin' the Grade Products:

MG-102 New Notebook/Blue Fun Dot
MG-110 Brown Bag/Kraft Mod Dot
MG-305 Paper Crafting Kit (48 pieces)
MG-308 5 Things Pocket - with embossing (11 pieces)
MG-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces - with foil and embossing (30 pieces)
MG-1100 Tear Out Ticket & Journaling Card Book - with embossing (24 pieces)

 

 

Have a wonderful day!

 

Liz

Comments

[Audrey Pettit]

1.

You guys are awesome! These are fabulous!!

[Judy B]

2.

What great ideas for personalizing school supplies! Loved it.

[Cynthia B.]

3.

Super projects today! I especially love Greta's altered books and mini chalkboard. Thanks to all the Biker chicks for sharing their wonderful work!

[Valerie M]

4.

What amazing projects and brilliant use of the mini clipboard!

[Anna Petitt]

5.

LOVE everything!!!

[Dorina D]

6.

These are wonderful projects and I love this paper. Loved the mini. What a great idea for a kindergartner. Gonna have to do that one. Thanks for the great ideas and sharing.

[Latrice]

7.

That display by Greta is so awesome! I also really love the mini book and altered comp book. How perfect to personalize it. I may need to do this.

[Rita Carter]

8.

Would love to pin this. Is that possible on your web site?

[Rita Carter]

9.

So creative. They would be amazingly cute on a shelf in an elementary school room.

[Lisa Swift]

10.

You guys have blown me away with these amazing projects! Greta, I was just eyeing those books at Hobby Lobby yesterday. Hmmm...